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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
aid
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
all
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
AMERICAN
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
angels
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
APPEARANCE
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
balcony
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
belvidere
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
Byron
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
BYRON'S
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
common
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
Copet
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
country-houses
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
de
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
distances
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
down
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
dress
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
drowned
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
England
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
fancy
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
France
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
Geneva
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
GENEVESE
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
GIBBON
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
half-castle
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
half-palace
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
Helvetian
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
here
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
home
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
Italy
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
JEWELLERS
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
LAKE
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
left
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
LEMAN
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
like
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
LILIES
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
little
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
looking
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
looks
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
Madame
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
made
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
make
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
man
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
manners
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
much
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
nearly
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
New
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
NIGHT-CAP
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
northern
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
obliged
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
old
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
other
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
Paradise
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
Paradises
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
physiognomy
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From this reading Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.
quite
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
RESIDENCE
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
RHONE
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
ROUSSEAU
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
seems
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
sex
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
Shelley
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
shore
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
short
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
side
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
specimen
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
spyglass
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
Stael
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
STEAMBOAT
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
STOCKINGS
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
style
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
There
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
three
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
took
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
two
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
unlike
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From this reading The taste in country-houses seems to be here very much the same as in New England, and quite unlike the half-palace, half-castle style common in Italy and France.
up
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
very
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
village
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
visible
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
VOLTAIRE
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
VOLTAIRE'S
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
WALKING-STICK
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From this reading LAKE LEMAN--AMERICAN APPEARANCE OF THE GENEVESE--STEAMBOAT OF THE RHONE--GIBBON AND ROUSSEAU--ADVENTURE OF THE LILIES--GENEVESE JEWELLERS--RESIDENCE OF VOLTAIRE--BYRON'S NIGHT-CAP--VOLTAIRE'S WALKING-STICK AND STOCKINGS.
water
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
way
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From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There _are_ Paradises, however, with very short distances between, all the way down the northern shore; and angels in them, if women are angels--a specimen or two of the sex being visible with the aid of the spyglass, in nearly every balcony and belvidere, looking upon the water.
women
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From this reading The water of Lake Leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley were nearly drowned in it; and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, where we left three women and took up one man (the village ought to be very much obliged to us), is no Paradise, though Madame de Stael made it her residence.
